Definitions
Arthr is the root word of
joint
THIS ABREVIATION IS FOR AS NEEDED
PRN
This word means closer to the point of attachment
Proximal
something a person does at the gym to show how much muscle they have, that includes a bending movement that decreases the angle of a joint
Flexion
something that means fast
tachy
hepat is the root word for
liver
THIS ABREVIATION IS head of bed
HOB
Anterior means I am working from what side of the body
the front
It what your hands do when you clap your hands or move any body part toward the midline
adduction
below normal
hypo
Oste is the root word for
bone
YOU SEE THIS NKDA ON A PATIENT'S CHART
NO KNOWN DRUG ALLEGIES
The provider said to give the injection in the posterior part of his body. You know this is where
the back
turning the sole of the foot inward
inversion
If I say the patient is bradycardic, I know that patient has a slow or fast heart rate
slow
derm is the root word for
skin
THIS IS THE ABREAVIATION FOR SOB
SHORT OF BREATH
Another word for the center is
the medial
when the palms are facing up
supination
My child is very active. Therefore I know my child is ____ active
hyper
thorac is the root word for
chest
This word means RIGHT NOW
STAT
when something is toward the surface it is considered
superficial
turning the sole of the foot outward
eversion
I know that phagia is the root word for swalloing but if someone has a stroke, they may have trouble difficulty swallowing so they are _____phagic
In some slang terms Dys might mean not be so nice to your friends or be a difficult person to be around
dys phagic